Suddenly, a man dies at the controls of a train!
Suddenly, a car swerves to destruction!
Suddenly, a plane dives to death!
The earth dies screaming!
Category Archives: Science Fiction
The Cosmic Man
I often think of myself as this Cosmic Man.
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne: 1958 Film by Karel Zeman
Czechoslovakian animator Karel Zeman made The Fabulous World of Jules Verne in 1958 and it is, without exception, the finest example of Verne on film that I have ever seen. It is an adaptation of Verne’s novel, Facing the Flag. The combination of live action and Mysti-Mation (sets and animation painted to look like illustrations) not only evokes the atmosphere of old book illustrations, but it evokes the visual act of imagination that happens when I read a Jules Verne book. This film is perfection. I’m somewhat distrustful of the ‘steampunk’ movement but I would certainly imagine that this film must be one of its holy grail objects of worship. It should be for sure. Disney could never come close to this, then or now, because they are focused solely upon happiness.
Parts 2 through 8 after the jump!
Podcast Novel: A Princess of Mars (Chapter 22)
This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre.
Chapter 22: John Carter, tries to find Dejah Thoris and learns some heartbreaking news.
You can find all the previous chapters of the book here.
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Duration: 00:20:12
Read by Alessandro Cima
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Mystery Video From Neill Blomkamp
Wired Magazine for the iPad included this mysterious little film that is apparently some sort of teaser by Neill Blomkamp, the director of District 9. It shows the discovery of a dead alien or unknown life form by two guys driving down a dirt road. Creepy. But why would anyone touch a dead alien? The creature is stamped as if part of some project at a lab. Maybe it’s about growing new life forms to feed the planet and then some of them escape. Or some company has captured and bred aliens for food production!
Here’s a Slashfilm article that suspects it’s a teaser for an online narrative about a company doing genetic engineering.
1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast in Toy Animation
I am on a roll of discovery tonight! Here’s the perfect film to kick off the Halloween season for 2010. This is a recording of the legendary 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater. But Toyman Studios has animated the entire thing with toys! Toy sets, toy people, and amazing toy battles! It’s beautiful. This is just the perfect way to tell this story now. I want more from Toyman Studios!